'Magique' stimulates all the senses at Eldorado in Reno

1:25 AM,
Feb. 28, 2013

Dancers perform amid confetti during 'Magique' at the Eldorado.

Written by

Neil Baron
Best Bets correspondent

In direct contrast to the flashy, color-splashed spectacle that is the show "Magique," performers Kevin & Caruso are methodical when it comes to putting together the show that plays in the Eldorado Hotel Casino Showroom.

Case in point: In preparation for the penultimate number that features a three-minute fashion show of bizarre costumes, outrageous headdresses and funky dancing, Augustine "Gus" Caruso spends an extraordinary amount of time getting the desired effect.

In fact, Caruso sewed more than 40,000 gold paillettes, also known as sequins, on the costumes for that number. ...